Richard John Haas — Biography



1936 Born in Spring Green, WI

 

Education
1959  B.S., University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
1964  M.F.A., University of Minnesota
      
Solo Exhibitions
2004                   
Richard Haas, David Findlay Jr., New York, NY
2002                   
Richard Haas: Three Decades of Paintings, Prints and Works on Paper, Michael Ingbar Gallery, New York, NY
2000                   
Trompe l'oeil Architectural Façades, Southern Alleghenies Museum, Loretto, PA
Richard Haas, A Print Survey 1971-2000, Printworks, Chicago, Illinois
Printworks Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
1999                   
Paintings, Prints and Drawings of Richard Haas, Hudson River Gallery, Dobbs Ferry, New York
1998                   
Gateway to the Waterfront, The Richard Haas Exhibition, Art on Main Street Yonkers, New York National Academy Faculty Exhibition, New York, NY
1997                   
Richard Haas: Maquettes and Proposals Art on Main Street, Yonkers, NY
Richard Haas, Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, West Virginia
1996                   
Richard Haas: Projects and Prints, Marsha Orr Contemporary Fine Art Gallery, Tallahassee, FL
New York Past & Present: Paintings, Drawings, Prints and an Installation by Richard
Haas, The Century Association, New York, NY
1992                   
Richard Haas: Drawings, Paintings and Prints - University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, WI
Richard Haas: Print Survey 1970-1991 Condeso/Lawler Gallery, New York, NY
Richard Haas: Print Survey 1970-1991 Miramar Gallery, Sarasota, FL
Richard Haas: Prints & Models Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX
1990                   
Richard Haas: Architectural Projects 1981-89 Rhona Hoffman, Chicago, IL
Richard Haas: Architectural Facades 1976-86 Rhona Hoffman, Chicago, IL

Group Exhibitions    
2003                 
The Drawing Show, Westchester Arts Council, White Plains, NY
Modern Shadows, The Painting Center, New York, NY
On the Wall: Wallpaper and Tableau, Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia PA
I Love New York, Mary Ryan Gallery, New York, NY
New York, New York, David Findlay Jr. Fine Arts, New York, NY
Century Association Annual Exhitibion, New York, NY
2002                 
New York by New Yorkers: Artist Views in Prints, The Museum of The City of New York, New York, NY
Self and Other Portraits: Wisconsin Artists, Charles Allis Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI
Point of View, David Findlay Jr. Gallery, New York, NY
Building on the Flatiron, The Centenary of a New York Icon 1902 - 2002
The New York Historical Society, New York, NY
Take it to the Bridge, Gallery of Graphic Arts, New York, NY
Prints, Denise Bibro Fine Arts, New York NY
Century Association Annual Exhitibion, New York, NY
2001                 
Locations, Real and Imagined, Westchester Arts Council, White Plains, NY
Judith Solodkin, Master Printmaker, Emily Davis Gallery, University of Akron, OH
City: Prints and Photographs from the '30s though Today, Brooke Alexander Gallery, New York, NY
New York in Print, Michael Ingbar Gallery of Architectural Art, New York, NY
The Annual Professional Painter's Exhibition, The Century Association, New York, NY
2000                 
Open Air Sketching, The Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, NY
New York Perspectives II, MB Modern, New York, NY
Self-Portraits, Printworks, Chicago, IL
New York Icons, Spaced Gallery of Architecture, New York, NY
13 Contemporary Realists, Recent works on Paper, David Findlay Jr.Contemporary, New York, NY
Invitational Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture, American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, NY
Artists Revisit the Chrysler, Michael Ingbar Gallery, New York, NY
World Views, The Nabisco Gallery, East Hanover, NJ
Cig-Art4: Where there's Smoke, Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, TX
Private Visions, David Findlay Jr. Contemporary, New York, NY
1999                 
Professional Painter's Exhibition, The Century Association, New York, NY
Contemporary American Realist Drawings from the Jalane and Richard Davidson Collection at The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Ill
Works on Paper: A Riverhouse Retrospective, Steamboat Springs, CO
Private Visions, Works on Paper, David Findlay Jr Contemporary, NY
1998                 
Vertigo, New York Studio School, New York, NY, "World Views" from
The World Trade Center Towers sponsored by The Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, New York, NY
Getting From Here to There, The Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, New York Planning Place--  
Models, Maquettes and Drawings of Major St. Louis Public Artworks, Gallery 210, University of St. Louis, MO
Three Decades of Travel, Edward Mills & Richard Haas, 361 W.36th St., New York, NY
The Annual Professional Painter's Exhibition, The Century Association, New York, NY
Windows on Main, Art on Main Street, Yonkers, NY
New York City Centennial Portfolio, The Old Print Shop, New York, NY
1898 Is Still Standing, Michael Ingbar Gallery, New York, NY
Planning Place, Models, Maquettes and Drawings of Major St. Louis Public Artworks, Gallery 210, Lucas Hall, St. Louis, MO
Gateway to the Waterfront, The Richard Haas Exhibition, Art on Main Street, Yonkers, NY
1997                 
Invitational Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, NY
Lower Manhattan: Fact and Fantasy Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, New York, NY
Origins, Art on Main, Yonkers, NY
Annual Professional Painters Exhibition The Century Association, New York, NY
1995                 
The City: New York Visions 1900-1995 ACA Galleries, New York, NY
Art + Architecture = Miami Center of Contemporary Art , Miami, FL
1994                 
Cast Iron Soho Michael Ingbar Gallery, New York, NY
1993                
The Brooklyn Bridge Michael Ingbar Gallery, New York , NY
In Progress: The Long Beach Public Art Project The Hippodrome Galleries,Long Beach, CA
1992                 
The Printed Image (Recent Prints) The Gallery at Hastings-on-Hudson, NY                      
Academy Institute Invitational Exhibition of Painting & Sculpture                      
American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, New York, NY                      
Trompe I'Oeil Kavesh Gallery, Ketchum, ID Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT
1991                 
Art for Land Five Points Gallery, East Chatham, NY         
Height x Length x Width: Contemporary Sculpture from the Weatherspoon Collection
Weatherspoon Art Gallery, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, NC
Selections from the Collection of Bennington College Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MA
Directly on and Off the Wall Palm Beach Community College, Palm Beach, FL
1990                 
Mixed-Use District The Clocktower Gallery, New York, NY
Regarding Art: Artworks About Art John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI

Awards and Grants

1991  Distinguished Alumnus Award, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
1989  Doris C. Freedman Award
1983  Guggenheim Fellowship
1978  National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship
1977  Municipal Art Society Award
1977  AIA Medal of Honor
2003  MacDowell Fellow, Peterborough, New Hampshire
2003  Westchester Arts Council, Individual Artist Award
2003  Yonkers Friends of the Arts Public Art Honoree    

Permanent Collections    

Brooklyn Museum of Art
Center of Contemporary Arts - Miami, FL
Elvehjem Art Center
Hudson River Museum
Iowa State University Brunnier Gallery
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Michigan State University
Milwaukee Art Museum
Minneapolis Art Institute
Museum of Modern Art
National Academy of Design
New York Public Library
Smith College Museum
St. Louis Art Museum
University of North Carolina Weatherspoon Art Gallery
University of Wisconsin Art Museum
Walker Art Center
Whitney Museum of American Art
Yale University Art Gallery